Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw (also CFB Moose Jaw or 15 Wing - Moose Jaw) is a Canadian Forces Base located 70km west of Regina, Saskatchewan, in the town of Moose Jaw. CFB Moose Jaw is home of 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, 15 Air Traffic Control Squadron, the NATO Flying Training in Canada program, and 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Snowbirds. It is the only military base in Saskatchewan. The base has a long history of pilot training that began in the early 1920s. Its location has proven to be an ideal training site for the thousands of pilots who have earned their wings at the base over the years. Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is a small city in the south of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km west of Regina. ... The Snowbirds The Snowbirds at spring training 2003 near CFB Comox. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 9. ...

Base history

The base was originally founded in 1928 as a flying club. As World War II began to escalate, the flying club evolved into the 32 Service Flying Training School and major construction took place in 1940. Starting in the beginning of 1941, as part of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the base trained hundreds of Canadian, British, Norwegian, New Zealander, Polish, French, Czechoslovakian, Belgian, American and Dutch military pilots. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... External links The Canadian Contribution (includes newspaper archives) World War II Newspaper Archives — The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: ÄŒeskoslovensko, Slovak: ÄŒesko-Slovensko/before 1990 ÄŒeskoslovensko, German: Tschechoslowakei) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ...

The school was returned to civilian service after the war, in 1946. In 1953 the base was once again selected to be a military training school and reopened as the Royal Canadian Air Force Station Moose Jaw and more construction was done to support additional personel. In 1968 when the Canadian forces were united under a single title, the base a Canadian Forces Base (CFB) and served to house the Tutor Jet Training Program. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

By the early 1990s, CFB Moose Jaw was operated by over 1,300 employees and made a significant economical impact on the region around it, but recommended cutbacks in military spending spread rumors of possible closure of the base. In 1994 Bombardier Inc. put forth a proposal to provide what is now the NATO Flying Training Program. The proposal was accepted and eliminated all worries that the base would be closed. Many of the base's structures were renovated to accomodiate new personel and new training aircraft. Pilots from Denmark, Singapore, Great Britain, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Finland and many other nations train now there every year ensuring the base's place in the Canadian Forces well into the future. 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Bombardier Inc. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ...

Each year 15 Wing holds the Moose Jaw Air Show which attracts tourists from all over to see a wide assortment of Canadian and guest nation aircraft, as well as flight demonstrations headlined by their own Snowbirds.

See also

• Canadian Forces Air Command

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External links

• 15 Wing - Moose Jaw
• NATO Flying Training in Canada
• Canadian Air Force Snowbirds Demonstration Team

References

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